Support Luis Daniel Gutierrez Multiple Sclerosis

We’re raising funds to support Luis Daniel Gutierrez.

Dear friends, family, and community,

We are reaching out with hopeful spirits to ask for your love and support.

My beloved husband, Luis Daniel Gutierrez, has been creating beautiful art while courageously living with Multiple Sclerosis for over 30 years. Many of you supported us during his intensive Lemtrada chemotherapy treatment in 2017-2018, helping him through that challenging chapter. Thanks to your generosity then, Luis Daniel had several good years to continue creating and sharing his art. Now, as his MS has progressed to Secondary Progressive, we're reaching out once again—not for a medical crisis, but to help us build a sustainable, accessible life where his creativity can continue to flourish.

After three decades of relapsing-remitting MS, this past June brought a significant transition. Luis' condition has progressed to Secondary Progressive MS, meaning instead of relapses followed by recovery periods, he now faces steady progression that affects every aspect of daily life. He experiences severe fatigue that can last for days, short-term memory challenges that require us to develop new systems and routines, spastic limbs, and now uses a wheelchair for mobility. His hands, once so sure with a brush and pen, now struggle to hold art supplies steadily.

Yet through all of this, Luis remains fundamentally himself—a gifted artist whose creativity flows from a deep well that no illness can drain. Our days are filled with carefully crafted routines that make life manageable while preserving his dignity and independence. We focus on his strengths, celebrate small creative victories, and hold tight to the truth that MS may change his body, but it cannot touch the essence of who he is.

I left my full-time career in February to become his dedicated caregiver, a role I've been growing into for the past 9 years. Together, we're reimagining our future around his art and our shared writing through our Substack, where we document this journey with honesty, hope, and the hard-won wisdom that comes from 30 years of living fully with a progressive illness.

Our 3 Goals:

Buy and adapt an accessible home - Find a place where Luis can live, create, and move freely without barriers

Medical equipment and adaptive tools - We almost have the wheelchair situation figured out, but MS requires ongoing equipment updates and replacements as the disease progresses and needs change

Build sustainable creative income - Use his art and our Substack to advocate for disability rights while creating financial stability through the work we love

Your donation—no matter the size—helps us build more than just accessibility modifications. You're investing in:

Continued art creation by someone with 30 years of lived MS experience

Authentic storytelling about disability, love, and resilience through our Substack

Disability advocacy that comes from real experience, not theory

A creative life that proves chronic illness doesn't end dreams—it transforms them

For those who supported Luis during his Lemtrada treatment, thank you for believing in his recovery—your investment gave him years of continued creativity. For new supporters discovering our story, welcome to a community that believes art and love can flourish even in the most challenging circumstances.

We're not just asking for help—we're inviting you to be part of a story about what's possible when community supports an artist who refuses to let illness define his legacy.

Thank you for standing with us as we build this new chapter where Luis' creativity can continue to inspire and his story can help others on similar journeys.

Every contribution, share, and word of encouragement means the world to us.

With deep gratitude and love,

Anna June, Luis Daniel's wife